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Service bulletins for the 1998 Ford F-150

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

285 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
981692000-04-07. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. STEERING -ALIGNMENT-TOE SET PROCEDURE SERVICE TIP. YD
981682000-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION- E40D/4R100-1989-99-MAIN CONTROLS, SEPARATOR PLATES AND SEPARATOR PLATE GASKETS USAGE CHART. YD
134122000-04-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO (DTC) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE STORED IN THE GEM. *TT
9815172000-04-04. Service bulletin. CHILD SEAT. INSTALL A REVISED CHILD SEAT TETHER KIT.
9815122000-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. A DIRECT REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY. AK
981632000-03-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. LOCKS FAILED. YD
132382000-03-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION REGARDING VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL. *MJS
132192000-03-21. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT. INFORMATION REGARDING STEERING GEAR LEAKS FROM INPUT SHAFT SEALS. *MJS
132032000-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION REGARDING OUTWARD DENTS IN PICKUP BOX WHEEL WELLS. *MJS
131862000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. INFORMATION REGARDING FRONT COVER & WATER PUMP BOLTS-TORQUE VALVE REVISION/3.8-4.2L. *MJS
71062000-03-20. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING THE WINNERS OF THE EDSR OF THE MONTH QUALITY AWARDS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. *MJS
71002000-03-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CODES. *MJS
70802000-03-20. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT. INFORMATION REGARDING STEERING GEAR LEAKS FROM INPUT SHAFT SEALS. *MJS
70222000-03-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION REGARDING OUTWARD DENTS IN PICKUP BOX WHEEL WELLS. *MJS
69962000-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING A CHANGE IN THE TORQUE VALUES OF THE ENGINE FRONT COVER WATER PUMP BOLTS. *TT
992422000-03-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND / OR REPAIRING MALFUNCTIONING (DOOR, IGNITION AND DECKLID) LOCKS. *TT
992412000-03-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. ON 4X2 VEHICLES WITH 4R70W AND 139 INCH WHEELBASE, A VIBRATION FROM TRANSMISSION AND / OR A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM THE EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL MAY OCCUR. *TT
992342000-03-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING A VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442 AND P0455 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *TT
991962000-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT
991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
991882000-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLES WITH 4.2L ENGINE (CANADIAN) MAY BACKFIRE ON ACCELERATION AT ALL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. *TT
991852000-03-06. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 3/15/1997 AND 12/31/1998 AND WITH 4R70W TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXPERIENCE DELAYED OR NO 2-3 UPSHIFT, TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0782 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
992222000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT
992072000-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SUBJECT ON ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
99131251999-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. SONE POLICE VEHICLES AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH 4R70W MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AND / OR TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING DAMAGE FROM SUSTAINED HIGH SPEED OPERATION. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.